Post.



W. 13. WADDl-ILLEJ POST.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1913.

1.,Q97,1 1 O, Patented May 19, 1914.

W 39 EC z W a. QQQ J- WILLIAM B. WAD-BELLE, l? BETHLEHEM, MARYLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed September 13, 1913. Serial No. 789,702.

To all 10. 1.0111, it may concern Be 1t. known that I, VILLIAM. B. l/VADDELLE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at the posts being removably mounted upon rangement ofparts the upper end of the base and to be constructed of wood or any other desirable material so that should the same become de cayed or worn, it may be quickly and readily removed and replaced bya. new one.

Another object of the invention is the provision of novel means for mounting the post upon the base and also to provide novel means for removably securing the post to the upper end of the base.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a post of this character which in pointsof cili- 1S inexpensive of simple will possess advantages ciency and durability, manufa :ture and at the same time is in construction and operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arto be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- Figure 1 is a side elevation of afcnce post constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the post taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4- is a transverse sectional view of the base member taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the securing members; and Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view illustrating a slightly modified form 'of base.

body member Qfrom which projects the rapost 9 which,

dial blade portions 3. These blade portions 3 are preferably arranged in opposed relation, as illustrated in Fig. i, so as to provide a sufiicient space between the same in which. the dirt is ar-anged so as to prevent any rotary movement of the base after being inserted within the ground. The body portion 9. of the base may be constructed in any desirableunanner, that is, it may be formed circular in cross section and provided between the blade portions 3 with fiat portions 4 which form a suitable space between the inner ends of the blade members 3, but it will be understood that the body portion 2 will be constructed in any desirable manner.

Secured to one end of the base and adapted .to rest upon the ends of the blades 3 and the body 2 is a plate 5, to the upper face of which are secured the guide rails 6, said guide rails being arranged in spaced parallel relation and provided with inwardly inclined walls 7 These guide rails 6 may be of any desired form in cross section and are to be secured to the plate 5 by means of screws, nails or any other similar fastening means of this character, as shown at 8. The

while herein shown and described as preferably rectangular in cross section, may, if desired, be circular in cross section and provided at its base with a rectangular portion adapted to fit between the rails 6 so that my improved base, while herein shown and described as applied to a fence post, may be .used equally as well in supporting telephone, telegraph and any other similar pole or post of this character.

The post 9, as shown in the accompanying drawings, isprovided at its lower end and upon opposite sides thereof with the reduced portion 10 having inclined side walls 11 which are formed coincident with the inclined side walls 7 of the rails 6 so that the reduced portion 10 will readily fit between tie rails, the shoulder- 12 formed by the inclined portions 11 being adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the rails 6.

The post is securely held, when in its operative position, against longitudinal move ment by means of the fastening members 13, said fastening members being formed of metal and including an elongated body, one end of which is f attened, as shown at 14, and disposed at right angles to the body and the other end thereof being circular in form and arranged in alinement with the end 14:. The lower end of the post is provided at be seen that I have provided a simple and durable post supporting base, which is pref- '45 erably arranged wlthin the ground, the upper end thereof being disposed slightly above the surface of the ground so that the posts opposite sides thereof with vertical grooves 15 which communicate at one end With the recesses 16 and at the other end with the notches 17 formed in opposite sides of the plate and adapted to receive the body portion of the fastening members. The body portion of the fastening members, as shown in the accompanying drawings, is disposed within the groove in the body and the notch l 17, one end of the fastening members being engaged beneath the plate 5, while the other end thereof is'arranged within the opening 16 so as to prevent movement of'the posts when arranged in position. i t will be readily noted from the'co'nstruction of my improved fence post; that the same eliminates the necessity of digging post holes, the base portion thereof can, if necessary, be driven into the earth, this being the 20 preferred way ofplacing the same ih position and it will be noted that the post mem- .ber 9 can be quickly and readily applied tothe top of .the base or removed therefrom; It will also be apparent from the peculiar arrangement of the blades 3 that any strain will be equally divided, that is any radial movement of the post or base portion will The poles or posts may be either constructed of wood or metal, if desired, While the base portions are preferably formed of 'metal. It will be apparent that the device is extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at comparatively low cost. While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myth invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is z- The combination With a base having a flat top plate at one end, spaced parallel guide rails carried by one end of said base and avi'ng oppositely disposed inclined side Walls, of a post adapted to be arranged be tween said guide rails, fastening members be absolutely prevented by the rotary arhaving an engaging point at one end, said rangement of these blades, and by having engaging point projecting at right angles to 30 more than one or two blades, it will more the body of the fasteners and adapted to securely hold the base against movement. penetrate the post, and a fiat port-ion formed It is preferably desired to have one of the at the other end of each of said fastening fastening means rigidly secured to the post members, said flat portion projecting in the and the other removably secured so thatsame general plane as the engaging point when it is desired toarrange the posts upon and adapted to be engaged beneath the flat the base, the removable fastening member top plate to retain the post in position upon may 'be quickly and readily removed so that the base. i v the reduced portion 10 may be'inserted be- In testimony whereof I hereunto' jiilix my tween the rails 6, the rigid member having signature in the presence of two witnesses.

40 its lower end engaging beneath the plate and VILLIAM B. IVADDEIJLE.

the removable fastening member may then IVitnesses: be replaced so that the post will be securely I! G. EDGAR IVILLIAinsoN,

held against movement. From this it will W. T. KELLEY. 

